West Virginia Independence Hall is known as the birthplace of West Virginia. Opened in 1859 as a federal custom house, it later became the meeting place where leaders created the new state during the Civil War.

Today, the building is a museum about West Virginia statehood and the Civil War. It has been restored to look like it did in the 1860s. It is open regularly to the public, and a large celebration is held each year on West Virginia Day, June 20.